News tagged with africanized bees
Bee-ware: bees keep African elephants at bay
No need for big muscles or high-tech contraptions when it comes to protecting African plantations from elephants: a British biologist has discovered that buzzing bees will keep the beasts at bay.
Nov 22, 2011 |
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Africanized bees in Modesto likely an isolated case
The recent confirmation of Africanized honey bees in Modesto — the first confirmed case north of Madera County — is "probably an isolated case, and there probably aren't any more Africanized honey bee colonies in ...
Jul 28, 2011 |
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UF research finds that 'killer' bees haven't stung U.S. honey production
(PhysOrg.com) -- In just a few years after Africanized honey bees were introduced to Brazil in 1956, the aggressive bees had dominated and ruined domestic hives throughout South and Central America. According to University ...
Jan 26, 2010 |
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Killer bees may increase food supplies for native bees
Aggressive African bees were accidentally released in Brazil in 1957. As "killer bees" spread northward, David Roubik, staff scientist at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, began a 17-year study ...
Oct 01, 2009 |
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MSU plan would control deadly tsetse fly
For the first time, scientists have created a satellite-guided plan to effectively control the tsetse fly – an African killer that spreads "sleeping sickness" disease among humans and animals and wipes ...
May 07, 2012 |
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Quack medicines, insect immigrants, and what eats what among secrets revealed by DNA barcodes
The newfound scientific power to quickly "fingerprint" species via DNA is being deployed to unmask quack herbal medicines, reveal types of ancient Arctic life frozen in permafrost, expose what eats what in ...
Nov 27, 2011 |
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For certain orchids, relatives more important than pollinators in shaping floral attractants
Bees, bats, and moths all follow their noses in search of food from flowers. Plants that rely on such animals for pollination often produce particular chemical scents that attract specific pollinators. However, ...
Oct 26, 2011 |
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Natural born killers
(PhysOrg.com) -- Only a few days old and still blind and naked, chicks of the African greater honeyguide kill their newly hatched foster siblings in order to eliminate competition for parental care, new research from the ...
Sep 07, 2011 |
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Marla Spivak: A scientist with a real bee in her bonnet
How do we study bees and why are they disappearing? How are scientists working to save bees? Marla Spivak--a MacArthur Fellow and Distinguished McKnight Professor, and extension entomologist in the Department ...
Jul 08, 2011 |
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Cut down on salt, government says -- and calories
(AP) -- You should eat less salt, the government says. A lot less. It won't be easy. Consumers will need help from food companies if they are going to meet the government's ambitious new goals, announced ...
Jan 31, 2011 |
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Unconventional idea for antiviral contraceptive gel wins Gates Foundation grant
A vaginal gel that affords both contraception and HIV protection using nanoparticles that carry bee venom is one of the bold, unconventional ideas that won a 2010 Grand Challenges Explorations grant from the Bill & Melinda ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Nov 09, 2010 |
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Shade-coffee farms support native bees that help maintain genetic diversity in remnant tropical forests
(PhysOrg.com) -- Shade-grown coffee farms support native bees that help maintain the health of some of the world's most biodiverse tropical regions, according to a study by a University of Michigan biologist ...
Jul 26, 2010 |
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Study pins factors behind geography of human disease
If your home region has a hot, wet climate and a lot of different kinds of birds and mammals living in it, there's a really good chance the region will also contain numerous kinds of pathogens that cause human diseases.
Apr 16, 2010 |
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New molecule identified in DNA damage response
(PhysOrg.com) -- Evolution places the highest premium on reproduction, natural selection’s only standard for biological success. In the case of replicating cells, life spares no expense to ensure that the ...
Dec 08, 2009 |
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